The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-26


not know that be had gone TO Clinton or that
he was ex pected on the train that night. /
had no reason to suspect that be came on that
train. Did not 90 up and look in traio. Did
station house was alone ana did not see
Albr.cht or Elbanks az the deDOt. Went
there to. see DR.. Craft of, thinking that he
was going on that train but he did
not go on that train, He vent aiterward on
OF any one else thst I was GOING there TO
look for n man. told my wife that / was
going to see Graft Did not see Gambrell at
depot nor on sleeper anywhere. eonvefsed
with Gibson altar came from the traio;
with anyone else. Did not see Albrecht or
III, ures as drove of. Had no eonvArpation
with Albreeh Figures or CArrawsy. Eubap ks
and got Ia the carriage; Hardy was driy-
ing, and ys ave were oEGinE along A. an Grdi
recognised anyone that l assed on foot on
the street while going up. may have spoken
TO the driver and told him to drive up. or
that he was driving too d. slow.
When near the bridge Hardy said so ethiny
to me about something to cat. and wanted
me to give him money to get IL. / said he
was late talking about something 10 eat,
that he should have spoken of Il sooner.
| tn NIX AarOy and were talking tea.
| looked somewhere on the wost end OF
bridge. Did not see Gambrell when |
jumped from tho buggy or when he fired II
would be impossible 70 locate the exact po-
sition of the cluisge. The front wheels
were probably on the bridge when he fired
1 was looking forward TO the east and then
turned and recognized Gambrell to the rear
and lett Of me, do not know the ar le
from the carriage 3, whioh I saw him. bu,
say in what direction he was was
throus the ca rage with reference TO the
posts Of the carriage. From thu time |
struck the bridge until the fight ended | did
net see n single, solitary person, | walked
back on main bridge a ter the sht en- ded.
1 called the boy, Minis, ana whea he
cal ne told him to catch the carriage
and go &c II my wife thai ad been hot and
get doctor. This was the first person 1
and the crowd assembled. When I struck
Gambrell with my pistol he was partially up
and fred at me. struck him with the pis-
toll and knocked him down. But for the
he's Of the conflict would not have struck
S wa. DOWN. OWN T Il. E Ri1tSid 'i snd h
struck him with the barrel of my pistol,
holding the butt in my hand. 1 don't know
how then struck him when he was down.
l turned the other end Of my. pis oil and he
the pi,t !, but he gave up before left him
Gambrell did not say to me, "Col. Hamil-
ton, don't do that" i don't remember to
have said word during the fight, Be old
very short intervals between tho shots The
first two shots were as close together as a
man can cock a pistol. can shoot a single
action pistol as quick ss ! cana ubls ac'
ton one. hred faster than Gam
down and Orippi cd and could not 6ro as iasi
that / gave D my ~ pistol 0' to '1 AISreSs1
believed that I was killed, and some ONT
turned from looking for my carriage. Ibat
walked to middle OF bridge and called hin
and went back, and then gave up the pistol
1t had blood on It.. hut to wha
extent DO not know | CAV,
HIS store, perhaps as We were going up stairs
had the pearl handle pistol In my hip pock
| OF: My impression is that DO took tho bel
| of OF me at the same time. was SUFFERING
| from ny wounds, and am not certain as d
hanule pistol out Of the scabbard as l go
out Of tho carriage, for l had it In my han,
when | leaned; 1 released 1t, but II did no
tall whom jumped from the oarriag
the horse jumped at first fire, but don
know whether he left the ridge or not, mo-
thoughts were directed to the shooting
Why Eubanks left the carriage / d,
not know. That 10 a question for hin
to set 10. l sever on earth told any
one that l intended TO kill gambreil
| saw the. article in the S,Oord and Shiet,
and thought II dirty, mean thing, as man.
gentlemen thought. did not have my bloc,
UP about II. talked TO Col. Nugent abou
believe II true OF me. The Nc,c MissssippiG
had an article about gore. blood, widow
and orphans, etc., to which l paid n
attention. t.oueht nothing of IN
| i thought the y0utg man wa
just publishing 1t to justify himself with hi
friends. Never stated to Emierger or 10 any
one that in my young days would not hav
| stood that AZ ticle and | saw no reason why
sho ild stand y now. On tho contrary, hat
said that did Tot suppose that at my time o
life 1t was necessary for me to ,resen
such thugs. did say that did not bellev,
needed TO have a fight with Ganlbrell TO es
tablish reputation for courage in this com
munity. 4 never told W rraway nor any on,
else that could not challenge GambroiI be
cause | was IL state senator. had no idei
OF challenging him. / said that could no
afford to fight because had,
family and large unsettled bust
on tho street az distance ate
the appe arance OF the article in the ,S,oort
and Shield. Heard that Gambrell had mad,
preparations tor n fight. Did not tell any
one that tho difficulty was over, for the rea
son that thore was no difficulty pending
tho number, that did not intend to attacl
Gamb /. On thu Sd OF May the BoatC
| OF directors of Cuff and Ship Island kall
road company. was In session all day.
went to depot that night with Col. Harv anC
Col, Faulkner, the pr, sident and vice presi
dent OF said road. Went to the Ottce will
Cal. Hardy. saw old man Gambrell anC
bis wife. and gentleman whom, l did moi
know, in the office. The gentleman tool
Mrs, Gambrell to the train and went back t
had helped Mrs. Gambreii on the train
registered name asked capt. Hoskins VIII
he was. and he told me y was Mr.; J. IL
Gambrell, and this was the hrst time knew
who he was 1 had never been introduced
TO him. According to my impression | wa
on the ground when the second ,hot wa
fred was in the act OF get
tius outi the firing came as l wa
top was alo by gambl ellis second shot
The firing of second shot and my getting gu
Of carriage seemed o be Simultaneous, ant
| cannot say whether had tou he'd tn,
ground or not. Gar brel! never came an!
movements were backward. Tn,
judge here, with the assistanc,
of DR., P. 4. Bailey, examined Hamilton
wounds. Hamilton gave the POSITION IL
ceiving the first hot-the left arm lynn
rcrOss the body, palm slightly down left fore
arm and held in natural position, slttinl
quartering, looking east, Here tho exami
nation in chief closed.
A short time before tho examination
closed Dr.. p. I. Bailey, Col. Hamilton
surgeon, approach d Judge Peyton and re
quteted that tho eX minntiOn be discOn
tinusd for the y .esent and deferred uni II TO
morrow, as he feared il was too great a tasl
on his patient in his weak condition III
JUDGE hav ng proposed TO aeccede 10 tn
PROPOSITION, when Col Aamilton temarke,
that he felt stronger than h
DID wen whom tho examin Rtio-
was begun, and expressed his willins mes
to continue. District Attorney Miller, VIII
was conducting he examination, statr,
and concluded the examination in chief
The defsn declined 70 cross examiLO hin